Ep. 461: What Should We Do to Honor the Rebbe’s Father on Chof Av?
Miriam bas Eliyahu Althaus a"h
upon her sad passing on Shabbos Parsha Eikev, 11 Menachem Av 5783
And in merit of Boruch Benyomin ben Menucha Lana (Lah-nah) Althaus
Yekusiel ben Leah Rochel and Rochel bas Liba Farkash
Dedicated by Pinchas Todros and Sarah Althaus
Topics:
- What does this time period teach us? 01:00
- Chassidus applied to Chof Av 02:30
- Can you please share some stories and insights that the Rebbe shared about his relationship with his father? 03:20
- What do we learn from this day? 03:20
- What are some teachings of Reb Levi Yitzchak? 12:49
- What should we do to honor the Rebbes father? 19:35
- Lessons from Re’eh 20:05
- What is the general lesson from this week’s portion? 20:05
- Is there a new revelation in Parshas Re’eh in which we are elevated from the level of hearing to the level of seeing G-dliness? 24:00
- If seeing is the most accurate and resonating of our senses, why is the Shema prayer constructed around hearing and not seeing Hashem Echad? 25:39
- Who was Moshe’s “mouthpiece” after Aaron passed away? 30:37
- How should we react to yesterday’s riot in Union Square? 35:59
- What does it tell us about the state of education of our youth? 44:40
- And about the present state of society and social media in general? 45:50
- What is it about today’s youth that makes them so disrespectful towards society and what can we do to turn things around? 46:50
- What’s more important in a child developing their personality – genes or environment? 49:39
- How does a spiritual soul transform and become a physical existence in a body? 53:53
- What does it mean to reveal G-dliness in the physical world? 58:59
- Where do I find a community of like-minded people? 01:02:36
- Follow-up:
- The Rebbe visiting summer camps 01:08:14
- Wood cutting down the tree 01:07:00
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